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  • Sewing Projects

    The cream of the crop of our original machine embroidery projects for sale on the website– so you can make them and they’ll be your favorites too! Haunty Hills Village Throw Creepy, Crawly Countdown Calendar Mad Jack Table Topper (a… Continue reading

  • Mad Jack's Halloween Table Topper Part 2

    Halloween is now just a week away! The last post left you with a bunch of random pieces for your table topper– if you are devilishly clever, you may have already finished. The last design in the puzzle is now… Continue reading

  • Mad Jack's Halloween Table Topper

    If you follow San Francisco Stitch Co. and you do machine embroidery, we hope you’ve been following this month’s free stitch-a-long! To accent our Creepy Crawly Countdown Calendars, we’re making a matching table topper for under our candy bowls on… Continue reading

  • Why September's Flower Basket is Late

    It was the first week in September when Meg sent me this breathtaking photo from her garden. Thinking of the Flower Basket of the Month, I immediately changed gears from Sunflowers to Zinnias.  Anyone who knows me, knows I don’t… Continue reading

  • My Forever Project

    We all know what a UFO is… but a “Forever Project” is a very special sub-category. It is the one that has NOT been tossed into the closet– you are still actively working on it. But it is so detailed… Continue reading

  • Baby Turtles!

    This is a follow up to my post in mid-June– if you remember, a momma snapper, the momma of ALL snappers, laid eggs in my front garden. I googled in and marked the 90 day hatching on my calendar and… Continue reading

  • 'Nuf Said!

         I know this subject getting a bit old, but winning the AQS ribbon is such a weird and wonderful set of events, there are just some last thoughts and some thanks… then I am ready to get back… Continue reading

  • AQS Fall Paducah 2017– URGENT!

    Friends– Exciting news. After three years on the quilt show circuit, this year is turning out really well. Read on… the ball just left the stadium! “A New England Album” was submitted to the new AQS Fall Paducah Quilt Show–… Continue reading

  • Lady of the Lake Block Tips

    I have been obsessed with this block since I saw a whole quilt of it at a show, completely done in red and white solids. So when I happened upon this Fat Quarter Shop Stitch along, it just seemed like fate!… Continue reading

  • World Quilt Show Part 2

         More eye candy from Mancuso! In additional to the main, juried show, there were a bunch of challenges and special exhibits… one just seem to run on from the next, so I wasn’t always sure what I was… Continue reading

  1. hinzeliz's avatar

    Congratulation for getting your quilt in a big show. You really need to go see it in person : )…

  2. pamdempsey's avatar

    I enjoy sewing sequins! I have found them in the beading aisle at hobby lobby. 😻

  3. Pam M's avatar

    What a beautiful photo to finish the newsletter. All is calm. Well, that’s what it’s saying to me but I…

  4. Dottie Newkirk's avatar

    You “got” this!! I like your photoshop image and your perseverance will prevail! I learned about using the paper plates…

  5. pbrenner's avatar

    I take the 5th on the kitchen (or any other room) being set up … lol